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Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia (view source)
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*Other less commonly-used drugs include danazol, mycophenolate mofetil and cyclophosphamide.
*Other less commonly-used drugs include danazol, mycophenolate mofetil and cyclophosphamide.
===Adjunctive Therapy===
===Adjunctive Therapy===
Animals with IMHA frequently suffer concurrent vomiting, regurgitation and diarrhoea while hospitalised. These conditions are frequently managed with [[Gastroprotective Drugs|gastro-protectant drugs]] such as sucralfate, ranitidine and omeprazole to prevent the development of gastro-duodenal ulceration and [[Oesophagitis|oesophagitis]].
Antibiotics are frequently administered to animals which present with acute haemolytic crises but these should be used judiciously on a case-by-case basis.
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==